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Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex

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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…

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  • …   On 6 March 1868, Darwin wrote to the entomologist and accountant John Jenner Weir, ‘If
  • The quantity of his correspondence increased dramatically in 1868; the increase was due largely to
  • and his immediate circle of friends and relations. In July 1868 Darwin was still anticipating that
  • and not too much’ ( letter to Albert Günther, 15 May [1868] ). My book is horribly
  • as early as 1865, the two-volume work appeared in January 1868. A final delay caused by the indexing
  • look rather blank’ ( letter from W. S. Dallas, 8 January 1868 ). Darwin sympathised, replying on
  • to read a few pages feel fairly nauseated’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 February [1868] ). But such
  • was clearly impressed by Lewess reviews. On 7 August 1868 , he wrote him a lengthy letter from
  • thought it was by Gray himself, but Darwin corrected him: ‘D r  Gray would strike me in the face, …
  • to the paper’ ( letter from A. R. Wallace, 24 February [1868] ). The review was in fact by John
  • scamp & I begin to think a veritable ass’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 1 September [1868] ). …
  • Yorkshire, wrote of the colour of duck claws on 17 April 1868 . The letter was addressed tothe
  • Commons than any assembly in the world’ (from ?, 6 April 1868). On 21 May , Darwin complained to
  • breeder, who apologised in a letter of 1113 May 1868 for hisvoluminuous zeal’, and offered
  • kind almost heroic, in you to sacrifice your hair and pay 3 d  in the cause of science
  • … , ‘almost heroic, in you to sacrifice your hair and pay 3 d  in the cause of science.’ Darwin
  • as ofvictorious males getting wives’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 25 February [1868] ). Yet a
  • magenta. To Weir, he wrote on 27 February : ‘It w d  be a fine trial to cut off the eyes of the
  • of Hookers distributed it in Japan ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 5 September 1868 ); Edward Wilson, …
  • previous year by James Philip Mansel Weale ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [20 May 1868] ). …
  • and evenpreached  against’ ( letter from G. D. Hinrichs, [before 13 August 1868] ). Finally, …